The production of milk from grain is only about one-third as expensive, so the purchase of three quarts of milk to one pound of meat is an economy in more ways than one.
Saving for the rest of the world will not be without some physical advantage to ourselves, if we have been accustomed to indulge in meat freely.

Among the well-to-do meat eating is apt to be overdone to the extent of affecting the kidneys and the arteries, and some enforced restriction would be a real advantage to health, as has been demonstrated in other than war times.

Because a food is good is no reason for unlimited quantities; an ounce of sugar a day is wholesome--a pound is likely to result in both indigestion and a badly balanced diet.

A quarter of a pound of meat a day is not undesirable for an adult, but a pound a day may result in general overeating or in the special ills which are related directly to a large quantity of meat.

One of these is an upsetting of a proper balance of food elements in the diet.